Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Oakley’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C for schools. 36% of working residents work locally in Oakley, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 26 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Oakley is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Oakley High School Stadium is on the National Register of Historic Places. Oakley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Oakley beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Oakley is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Oakley.
The typical Oakley home is worth about $164,000, up 2% in a year, 34% below the Kansas typical home. At $793 a month, Oakley’s median rent is where Kansas’ towns sit at $975 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 66% of households own their home in Oakley.
| Oakley | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $793 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oakley has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Oakley’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Oakley’s working residents works in town. 16% of Oakley residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Oakley fell to 984 in 2023, 235 fewer than in 2013.
| Oakley | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Oakley beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Oakley | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oakley | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bertrand Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Annie Oakley Park | 0.2 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Oakley; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Oakley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Gove / Logan / Thomas Counties of Kansas
Oakley is a city in Gove, Logan, and Thomas counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is the county seat of Logan County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,046.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.